Promotions and Retirements at RSK - April 24, 2015
Official Promotion news of Mrs Arockiamary and Mr Jeyaraj as the Vice Principals at RSK. Mr Leo is the new Co-ordinator of the Junior School. Also, Mr Surrendar, Mr Gabriel Raj, Mrs Sagayam Mary and Mrs Crystal Hawes are retiring this year. Here's wishing them a happy retired life. It is sad, though, that one more set of stalwarts who breathed life into RSK to make it the school we all know it are now leaving the School.

Award for Lloyd Sir - April 1, 2015
This post is to share the happy news that Lloyd Sir has been chosen as the BEST TEACHER in Tamil Nadu CBSE Schools. He will be receiving the Award in Chennai on 9th April 2015.
So, finally, a great, fine gentleman, teacher, mentor and friend to many of us, is being recognized and honoured!

OSCAR 2014 - A Report and the Theme Song "Paradise - July 8, 2014
OSCAR 2014, which got over last week was a major success! We had 32 schools taking part (The highest number of schools taking part in an Interschool Culturals contest in Trichy), around 2,500 participants took part in the over 30 events and 2 workshops and 2 Informal events. Over 700 alumni attended the event, where RSK emerged the Overall Champions. The theme for OSCAR 2014 was "Carnival/Mardi Gras", as it also served as a curtain raiser to kick off the Grand Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the School. As all of you are aware, the GJC will culminate in GAGA this coming Friday and Saturday.

Earlier, on the 4th of July, all the people gathered under the Banyan Tree, in one voice, cried aloud in excitement at the top of their voices to declare OSCAR 2014 "Open". These kids were our Chief Guests for the Day!! Mr M Ramasubramani, the Inspector General of Police, Trichy was the Chief Guest and Prof Raghavan of NIT Trichy was the Guest Of Honour for the Valediction Ceremony on the 5th. It was a remarkable success, considering the restrictions that the Organisers had to work with.

We released 3 Songs during OSCAR 2014 (The Days by Jagan and Surya, Engu Ponaalum by Jerome and Surya, and Paradise by Adil and Vijay). There were live performances of OSCAR Songs, including an Unplugged performance by Adil and group.

Presenting below, the song "Paradise". We uploaded this on Youtube for all alumni to listen in, and enjoy!

Health check up during GAGA - July 14, 2014
A total of 106 teachers opted to have a master health check up done as part of GAGA. The tests were done by thyrocare laboratory, a reputed name in the industry. the results will be sent to the school from where they can be collected or by courier to those who have opted for the latter.
jagaram

1. Got to the GAGA registration page http://osarsk.org/form/gaga-self-online-registration
2. To start the registration, sign in with your OSARSK credentials or create a new user ID
3. Complete your registration form and check your mail box (spam as well) for your confirmation mail
4. Deposit a cheque/transfer money to the bank account quoting your registration number (details will be there in the mail you get)
5. In a weeks time you will get the confirmation from the GAGA team on the receipt of your money
Hope all of you are waiting to get more information on the Golden Anniversary Gala by Alumni (GAGA), the dates for which are July 11,12 and 13 2014.
If you are on Facebook and are interested to be a part of the various discussions that are ongoing, you might want to become a member of the RSK Alumni Group page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSKalumni/ . To be updated on all latest information on GAGA, please keep referring to email updates on the OFFICIAL Email Distribution List of the OSA and RSK Alumni: Yahoo Groups . For this, please subscribe to this email Group TODAY by sending a note to: rskalumni-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

We are planning some really interesting and exciting things for the Golden Jubilee, which will start with OSCAR (July 4th and 5th, 2014). OSCAR 2014 will be a Curtain Raiser for the GJC, which will be followed by the Grand Alumni Celebrations on July 11, 12 and 13.

Accommodation is being arranged for people coming from outstations. The registration page for alumni attending the event will be available shortly, and the announcement will be made as soon as the site goes live for people to start registering.

We are trying to reach out to as many people as possible. In the process, we are also trying to get Batch Champions, who will take care of communicating to their respective Batches. If you would like to be a Batch Champion, please reach out to mail2jose.alex(at)gmail.com (Joseph Alexander). We are also trying to reach out to as many old and senior teachers as possible. If you have contacts of old teachers who retired or resigned from RSK, please reach out to shankar14revi(at)gmail.com (Revi Shankar) with the details.

If you have any questions or need any clarifications, please reach out to girijapoduval(at)yahoo.com (Girija), mk.greenleaveshotels(at)gmail.com (Muthu Krishna) or to Vijay_premkumar(at)yahoo.com (Me). As mentioned earlier, all official communications on the GJC will be made on the RSK Alumni FB Group page and on the RSK Alumni Mailing list.
Please replace(at) with @ for all email address.

Here is the tentative agenda:
July 11, 2014
GAGA launch at 4pm and registration at RSK. Followed by cock tail and dinner in Trichy town, preferably, SRM hotel to familiarize with old faces and new ones too
July 12, 2014
Meeting at RSK, 10am onwards, celebration and entertainment followed by hi tea, lunch, tea, and dinner
July 13, 2014
Going out for a picnic
To stay up dated on the GAGA, kindly register at http://osarsk.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSKalumni/. Keep looking out and asking for more updates and pleasant surprises!

RSK NJ get together- Sunday April 27th
All,
Just a reminder....Our get together is this Sunday April 27th, the Venue is detailed below. I am sure you are all as excited as I am to meet our beloved teachers, Susai Michael sir, Getsie miss (math teacher), Mangala Madam (biology teacher) and Padma miss (english teacher and married to Ashok Shesadri who belongs to the very first batch of RSK). I do have quite a bit of responses and think this will be one of the largest get together outside of our motherland.

Date: April 27th, Sunday
Time: 11 am till 3 pm (food will be available from 12 noon)
Venue: Jewel of India
Address: 999 U.S. 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Phone # (732) 247-8500
Direction to the Venue: The restaurant is on Route 1 South after the Walmart if you are driving from North. If you are coming from south, you will take a U-turn/Jug-handle for Walmart, the signal after North Oaks Blvd, and the restaurant will be on the right side).

[rskalumni] Fw: Amazing Indians : Senthil Gopalan - Jan 2, 2014
Many RSKites are actively and passively involved with Payir Trust from the day of its inception.
We also have a business unit of Payir, called Payir Innovations, which focuses on providing employment opportunities to the villagers served by Payir Trust.
We have an IT unit, bag making unit, food processing unit.
New IT projects, data entry work, donations and patrons to support us will go a long way in supporting Payir and our service to the society ....
You can reach us at:
Senthil (replace(at) with @ for all email address): senthil(at)payir.org
Ramanathan (replace(at) with @ for all email address: ram(at)payir.org
Payir website: http://www.payir.org
Thanks,
Ramanathan (Class of 91)

OSCAR 2013 Theme Song Video on YouTube - Nov 2013
Hi All,
For those who missed the OSCAR event, and the Theme Song, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3xaUErYQL0
The theme for the video is - The future of RSK. So, we went to all the Primary Schools and had every child write the word 'OSCAR' on white cloth material. These hand-written messages were then used to adorn the entire Campus on OSCAR days. This was our way of making everyone a part of OSCAR.
The cheer which went up when the song was screened, and when the kids saw familiar landmarks can never be explained. For that, you would need to come down to OSCAR 2014!
The song is the same as last OSCAR's (2011), but the song was completely redone with better quality.

Thank you very much for your wishes on the Theme Song and video, on behalf of the band that created the Theme Song (Adil Nadaf, the composer, is a budding musician in Bangalore in his Final Year of Engineering. He is an Old Student of RSK from the batch of 2009).

The Tamil Version of the Theme song can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/adilnadaf/annai-marathanalil-oscar-2013 This song was performed live on OSCAR Inauguration. We never expected Annai Marathanalil to be the major hit that it turned out to be - it was supposed to be just the base lines for the English original. Adil said it deserved being a song on its own, and well, Annai Marathanalil happened! :-)

When I wrote the lines for the English original in 2011, it took us just 30 minutes to get the full song written out - as it was easy to capture our longing to be back where we all came from. In 2013, I was in familiar territory - though thousands of miles away in Boston - when Annai Marathanalil was born. It is really nice to know you all are enjoying it; feeling nostalgic about the good, old days; and appreciate it.

OSCAR 2013
Dear Alumni,
OSCAR has always been an event which is primarily sponsored by the alumni. This edition of OSCAR is no exception. We would be glad if you could assist us financially towards making OSCAR’13 a grand success.

Once you send the money (by any mode) please drop in a mail to me or to Shyam S, Treasurer at s.shyam007@gmail.com
We eagerly await your confirmed plan and the sum of money you would like to contribute in favor of OSCAR’13, at your very earliest convenience. We would be glad if you could ensure that your contributions reach us a week before Oscar preferably.
Please do forward this mail to all our R.S.K. family members and spread the message.

On behalf of the OSA of R.S.K.,
Divya Manivannan.

Oct 18 and 19 - OSCAR 2013
Dear Alumni of R.S.K,
The organizing committee of OSCAR 2013 takes immense pleasure in inviting you and your family to OSCAR – 2013, the annual inter-school cultural fest organized by the Old Students' Association of RSK Hr. Sec. School, on the 18th and 19th of October 2013in our school premises.

This year, OSCAR - Old Students' Celebrations At RSK is set to be a much bigger and grand event. In addition to the usual inter-school competitions for schools in and around Trichy, this edition of OSCAR will hold pro-shows (Guest performance by professional singers and dancers), workshops for students and other informal events as well.

It does not end with that. This OSCAR shall not only be a frenzy and thrilling experience to all the students of various schools but is also going to showcase the beginning of GAGA celebrations - Curtain Raiser for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations (GJC) of our school which will be held during the Valediction of OSCAR'13. As always OSCAR'13 will be a nostalgic and an everlasting memory in our lives.

The schedule for the two days is as follows:
18TH OCTOBER, FRIDAY
-> 08:00am to 09:00am - Inauguration of OSCAR'13

Let us come together to celebrate the childhood days spent in the nurturing arms of our Banyan tree, the friends we made, the school trips we went to, the small fights we had, the crush of our teenage days and the life turning moments of our board exam. We eagerly look forward to your presence and it would be a delight to have you there to make this celebration a memorable one.

Also, it will be of great help to us if you could send photos of your school days to us so that we could compile them to document/present it in the Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Please do forward this mail to all our R.S.K. family members and spread the message. Please do not hesitate to contact the members of the Organising Committee of OSCAR'13 at the below mentioned numbers, if you have any queries or require any assistance. With Warm Regards, OSCAR'13 committee.

OSCAR 2013 facebook website
Dedicated FB group for Oscar. All OSCAR discussions, for Oscar'13 and the years to come, would be done here -https://www.facebook.com/groups/189411757894370/?fref=ts-and so would request you all to join us there and pump in your inputs.
OSCAR 2013 Team

Hi All, The meeting held last Sunday had a decent turnout and was pretty successful. Successful, in terms of getting a good set of people based in Trichy to organise Oscar 13, the GJC Curtain Raiser (on the day after Oscar) and to join hands with the GJC committees in conducting a great GJC!

It's time for some news long waited... I hope it gets the required minds and bodies ignited to work. It is finally time for another edition of Oscar and the much awaited Curtain Raiser for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations (CR-GJC)of RSK! :)

I had a rare privilege of meeting the new Principal of RSK, accidentally, with Hari Kumar and Sanjeeban Sarkar. Both the Principal and VP want the alumni to conduct Oscar 13 and to have the CR-GJC.

The crux of the meeting is as follows:
1. A new committee would have to formed of alumni who would work on making Oscar'13 happen
2. The day following Oscar'13 is reserved for the CR-GJC, wherein committees for the GJC would be appointed. This must be the first of its kind reunion with participation from all batches!
3. The GJC would be sometime in the first week of June'14 which must be the biggest event so far in RSK's history
So for the above to happen,
1. we would need a very active pool of people based in Trichy to run around and do the work... people need to be elected to discharge their responsibilities with authority... so a meeting would have to be conducted next sunday i.e. 21/7/2013 for selecting/electing the office bearers in RSK/KC. Request the members from the last 2 committees to co-ordinate and make this meeting happen (some names i recollect apart from the 3 of us who met Princi are Manush S. Rowaine Aravind Kumar Jerome Jesuraja Sowmyan Rao Shagun Ajmera Shyam Swaminathan Vignesh Panneerselvam Palaniappan Sn)
2. the alumni and teachers data base on which @binoj david was working on through osarsk.org needs to be updated and kept current so that the above events are conducted with great grandeur and with large numbers participating!
Request all of you to look for these dates (starting with July 21, 2013) and to plan trips to Trichy accordingly!

Joseph Alexander
Class of 2007

OSCAR and Golden Jibilee Celbebrations
Dear RSKites,

Thank you for your enthusiasm, support and blessings. From the overwhelming amount of mails and calls that I got, I can see your willingness to contribute to Oscar by your presence, guidance or through any other possible way. Through this mail we, the Organising Committee of Oscar, wanted to involve you in the proceedings of Oscar.

We are glad to inform you that the Oscar’13 Rules Book and the Invitation Kit is ready and we will begin dispatch by the end of this week. If there are any schools that you would like to have in Oscar’13 specifically, kindly let us know. We will be glad to invite them. This year, we have workshops on Origami and Pop Up cards, Data structures and Algorithms and Photography. These workshops will help students understand where their real passion lies.

This time, Oscar will not just be a stage for the budding students but will also be a platform for the alumni to showcase their talents. A lot of old students have expressed their wish to perform under The Banyan once again during the Golden Jubilee Year of our school. So this year, apart from the regular proshows, we will also bring our alumni under the spotlight. If you wish to relive those memories by getting back on the stage for another performance under our Banyan tree, please contact me or our Cultural Secretary Vignesh P (9487366850).

Regards,
Divya Manivannan.
Joint Treasurer,
Oscar 2013
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Mr. Velu Passed Away
Dear Alumni Friends,
Mr. Velu, who was a non-teaching staff in our school and has served our school for a long period of time passed away on March, 7th 2012 here in Kailasapuram. “Velu Anna” will remain in our hearts forever.
Dr. Kathiresapandian D Deivasigamani (DKPN) Passed Away
Dear Alumni Friends,
Dr. Kathiresapandian D Deivasigamani (Dr. DKPN), one of the leading lights of RSK Teaching Community, passed away this morning (November 14) due to a heart attack.
Sir was extremely active over the last few months and was even very active during OSCAR 2011 and had shared his enthusiasm to be part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations coming up. Unfortunately, he has moved on now. Most dynamic teacher and may his soul rest in peace. The final rituals will be performed at 7 AM on 15 November, 2011 in his house in Ezhil Nagar, near RSK School.RSK logo has been restored
RSK logo has been restored to its original, glorious one, that will always remain etched in our hearts.OSA RSK Newsletter: A BIG thank you
Dear family members!
As the curtains of OSCAR'11 have been pulled down, we feel very happy and joyous!
§ A very grand reunion on alumni and staff – former and present
§ Montfort brothers and a montfortian school back at RSK after their exit
§ Live web hosting of the main stage events
§ We had pro shows with music bands electrifying the school, dance troupes driving the audience crazy!!!
§ Workshops on Robotics!
§ Exclusive Media coverage on Trichy Times and so much more…

We deem it a great pleasure to thank all of you for your support and encouragement! And a much much much bigger thanks for all those who came and participated in the event! Thank you!
Despite local elections, OSCAR’11 witnessed 18 schools in and around Trichy and Savitri Vidyasala Hindu Girls Hr. Sec. School emerged victorious at the end of the 2 day fierce battle!
The OC is overwhelmed with the feedback it got and is getting and of course there were a few unintended lapses as well. Let us work on these mistakes and ensure that the gaps get plugged before our next edition of OSCAR, OSCAR’12

Here are a few things which we would like to share with you... Things which shouldn't miss your attention and should be executed immediately. :) They are simple.
1. Mark your calendars for Jan 21 and 22, 2012 (Saturday and Sunday AND NOT JAN 28 and 29, 2012 as decided in the meeting) to be present at Trichy. We will be having a very important meeting wherein the future of the OSA will be chartered and we will discuss on what we as alumni are going to do for the Golden Jubilee of RSK... Lookout for more details in our subsequent communications and Boarders do look out for a very special update!!!
2. If you haven't created your profile in our OSA website, create a quick one here
3. If you are on Facebook join our RSK Alumni community https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSKalumni
4. If you missed the fun and frolic at OSCAR, you may like to view the videos and pictures hereRSK Alumni, in social networking site, FacebookAnother RSK Facebook siteRSKalumni - contact all the rsk alumni using this group email. RSK Student secures 1st Rank
Divya Venkataraman, student of R.S.Krishnan HSS, has secured 1st Rank in the TANCET 2011 results released today morning (24-06-11) by Anna University.
We congratulate her for making us proud! New Blog for OSA-Parents to publish commentsOSCAR 2011 - Oct 20 and 21Subject: OSCAR 2011 Followup
Time: Sunday, January 23, 2011 · 9:30am - 5:00pm
Location Banyan Tree, where else?
At the conclusion of OSCAR 2010, it was decided to make OSCAR an annual event. The idea is to institutionalise the event and make sure that is has a regular window in the annual calendar.
Let us meet up on 23 Jan 2011 to see how many of us really turn up for this event and also help plan the next OSCAR.
Planning for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations will also kick off on this day.
Vijay Premkumar
vijay_premkumar (at) yahoo.comhttp://oscar.osarsk.org/11/

Oct 29 and 30 was OSCAR at RSK, and this year's OSCAR had its own share of
excitement and highlights. I hope to see a report on OSCAR 2K10 soon, which
should be circulated to this bigger audience as well. An exclusive website for
OSA is also being built (www.osarsk.org) and it is in its final stages before
release.

At the end of OSCAR 2K10, some of us 'Senior' Old Students met up in the
sidelines and started ideating on the bigger milestone - The RSK Golden Jubilee!
As all of us would know, RSK was started in 1964 and 2014 marks the Golden
Jubilee Year.

Towards this, I request and invite all Alumni to work together as one unit for
making the Golden Jubilee celebrations a grand success. We can create a core
Committee to start off with. We are also going to reach out to all Senior and
Super-senior Old Students to bring them back to School for the Celebrations.

By this email, I would like to request members in this Group to send in your
interest to be a part of this Core Committee by sending an email back to me. We
can then get started on the next steps.

Regards,
Vijay Premkumar
vijay_premkumar (at) yahoo.com

Subject: Pictures from OSCAR 2K10
Hi All,
Some of the official pictures from OSCAR 2K10 are here:
http://oscar.osarsk.org/10/media
The OSA site is still in progress and will be released shortly.
Regards,
Vijay Premkumar(Class of 96)
vijay_premkumar (at) yahoo.com

Subject: BHEL Issues Advertisement seeking EOI to run RSK Schools
Hi All,
BHEL has issued advertisements on Hindu and Dinamalar seeking Expression Of
Interest from Managements seeking to run the RSK Schools.
This is an interesting development... It is hard to see the school go through
such cycles, but I hope this allows a few small cracks in the closed door for a
better future as we march towards the Golden Jubilee.
Regards,
Vijay Premkumar(Class of 96)
vijay_premkumar (at) yahoo.com

Subject: Invitation for OSCAR 2k10
Greetings RSKites!!
The much awaited OSCAR 2k10 is here and will be held on the 29th and 30th of October!

One look back and a crease of smile, a sense of pride and a blitz of thought from those days of childhood flood into our hearts. It spurs memories of many joyful times and meaningful accomplishments from that diary that we all carry about with us.Get ready for an event conducted by us, the alumni, looked forward to by all generations of RSKites which will leave you with a great nostalgia feeling! We have back in our midst, OSCAR to celebrate our togetherness, to relive our school days and to redefine friendship!

OSCAR is an inter-school cult fest organized by the Old Students Association of RSK Hr. Sec. School with an array of events providing an opportunity for the enthusiastic young minds to expose their talents in various facets. It serves as a platform for the students to stage their inner strengths in music, dance, art and quizzing etc. OSCAR also serves as a reunion for the seniors and an interaction festivity for the juniors. Come mark your presence into a page of our ever-building memoir! Come make your mark on the pages of history! Become a part of our ever expanding memoirs.

Subject:Teachers camp 2010
Hi everybody
It is time once again for the teachers medical camp. we propose to have phase 1 on 4th and 5th of september. On 4th the camp will be at the school premises and on 5th at Thillainagar.We have not asked for any money this year hoping to use the left over funds from last year. We would like to welcome everyone interested to join us.

A group of alumni are working on setting up a trust exclusively for the benefit of the RSK teachers. Henceforth we will probably be contributing funds to this trust instead of the OSA account which is used for all OSA activities.

People interested in volunteering their time, effort and participate in fund raising activities, kindly let me know.

Date: Aug 10, 2010Subject: Central NJ reunion
All,
First appologies for sending it to the whole group, but unfortunately we dont have an email list of Alumni in the North East or for that matter US, so the common email. We plan to have a get together in Central NJ sometime in the next few weeks, preferably a Saturday towards the end of August or 1st week of September. Getsie Miss (Maths teacher) as in the past years will be attending and would love to meet more of her students. Please send me an email if you would like to attend with a date that would best suit you. In the past we have met in someone's house, but this year we plan to meet in a restaurant and then move to a common park or play area so the kids can be engaged while the adults can have some catch up time. Please forward this email to Alumni you know who might not be in the yahoo group mail. Hoping to get a great response.
Regards,
Ganesh (Chinni)
Batch of 92.

From other sources i gather that though she was operated, they were not in a
position to continue with chemo and radiotherapy due to financial
constraints. Unfortunately i got the information only yesterday.

They have two unmarried daughters. Mr.Christraj retired from the school this
year

Mr. christraj's phone No. is 9443765244
jagaram

Date: Dec 18, 2009Subject: Announcing the Sad News about Joseph Vijayan Sir
Dear All,
That is very sad news...
he was an excellent french teacher...
I still remember, the verses of the letter he taught us...
It was always fun learning French under him...
... May his soul rest in peace...
Thanks,
Ahamed Iqbal
(Class of 2003)
Sent: Sat, 19 December, 2009 9:40:16 AM
Subject: [rskalumni] Announcing the Sad News about Joseph Vijayan Sir
Dear All,
Joseph Vijayan Sir, the French Teacher, passed away last evening.
Apparently, he had some breathing trouble.
Anyone else who has any additional information, can share it for the rest of the alumni.
Let us pray for Sir's soul to rest in peace.
Regards,
Vijay
(Class of 96)

Date: Dec 11, 2009Subject: A bit of Lloyd sir on the net!
A bit of Lloyd sir on the net!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0loWB1OXO4
i was in Trichy, and i dropped in at Mr Lloyd Gonzales- who always known for carrying pieces of news paper cuttings with quips and messages. Met him after many years and discovered that he has never been on the internet. So i decided to put him up here.

Arul (Ta'fxkz) Baliah

Date: Nov 16, 2009Subject: Teacher's Camp 2009
Folks, I think most of you might be aware that Dr. Jagaram (88 batch) has been conducting medical camp for our teachrs for the past three years. This is funded by Alumni donations collected from all over the world and also Dr. Jagaram and other Alumni's free services and use of equipment. This year the collections have been running low and am not sure if we even broke even. Please visit our RSKAlumni yahoo group page (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rskalumni) to see some pictures of the medical camp and also information on the amount collected, spent, etc,. In the future there is a plan to change this annual fundraising into a medical insurance plan in which the premiums will be paid for by the interest earned on the fund. More will be posted as plans and information is available.

Ganeshkumar

Date: Mon Sep 7, 2009Subject: Teacher's Camp 2009

We completed Phase 1 yesterday. A total of 150 people turned out. However I think we have to build a corpus to keep things going. We are working towards that. Thanks once again all of you for your genorosity.
We have posted photos from the camp in the group site. The photos were taken by Ramasubramanian(1988 batch) who was visiting the school after quite sometime.He brings out his nostalgic memories thro the photos.. Happy viewing

Hi everybody,
I am back again for teachers camp 2009.We have roughly about Rs.85000/- left over from last year.The tentative dates for phase 1(lab tests) is 5th and 6th of September and phase 2( meet the doctors) is 13th of Sepember. I am not sure about Phase 2 since it is in the middle of Quarterly exams. we may have to carry it over to October.
Please send your cheques in favour of "The President, RSK old students association". PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHEQUES TO MY NAME. IT DOUBLES MY WORK.
You can send the cheques to
Dr. S.S. Jagaram, M.S(ortho)
13, Fourth cross west ext,
Thillainagar,
Tiruchirappalli - 620 018.
I think the moderator will be kind enough to create a database like last year so that your contributions can be acknowledged.
A few alumni sounded me regarding the golden jubilee celebration of the school which is in 2014. They wanted to start a fund raising on behalf the OSA and contribute something big and unique to the school. I guess i have not heard anything of that sort having been done in any Trichy school. I spoke to the principal regarding this asking for any suggestions from the school. We could finalise on one of that rather than us forcing one down their throat

It is time to start thinking about the teacher's camp again. We have
Rs.73503 left in our a/c from last year. A total of 99 teachers
participated in the camp last year.I expect the total number of
teachers who worked in RSK since its inception to be around 230. even
the school office does not have the exact numbers. based on this
approximate figure, I hope we can achieve the half way mark this year.
Last year i had my fair share of bouquets and brickbats.However the
biggest achievement was the change of heart of at least 30 teachers
who felt sorry that they had missed out on the camp for various
reasons.

I propose that we have phase 1 of the camp on 5th September and
phase 2 on 7Th September. Any suggestions on improving the scope of
this program is most welcome. I would personally suggest some form of
group medical insurance to cover the teachers for interventional
treatment. Perhaps somebody from the insurance sector can guide us
better.

Please send your cheques in favour of "The President, RSK old
students association". PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHEQUES TO MY NAME. IT
DOUBLES MY WORK.

Folks,
Is anyone collecting the funds in the US?.....so we can consolidate and send one check instead of sending individual checks (I believe this is what we did last year). I can volunteer to collect the checks. Lets get started friends as I think this is one of the best things we as alumni are doing to our school.

My Address:
245 St Marks Ave
Piscataway, NJ-08854.

You can send a check in my name "Ganeshkumar Subramanian or G Subramanian" and I will update the database as and when I receive the checks.

By God's grace,the Batch of 1983 would meet in Trichy
on coming 3rd of August to commemorate 25 years after
completion of schooling.
Let us all wish this SJM a good success.
Those who are in touch with other members of the 1983
batch may inform them of this meet

You might have heard by now the very unfortunate news
about Mrs Judy Sebastian, who passed away on Christmas
Eve. Judy Miss, as she was affectionately called by
all of us, was suffering from Cancer for a while but
from the last that I had information on, she was
getting better. So, this comes as a total shock to me.

Miss had around 35 years of experience teaching
English in the Junior and Main Schools. I guess she
also handled Social Sciences for Junior School, but I
am not sure.

One of those gems of RSK, Miss would be missed very
badly. Her beautiful smile and her kind and
affectionate nature would be lost forever. The coming
generations at RSK would miss one more of her
stalwarts. But then, she will always remain in our
memories as the lady who stood tall all the same.

Let us all join hands and pray to God that He gives
Miss' family all support and strength in this time of
tragedy. We feel the loss within each of us as well.

May her soul rest in peace. And it pains me as I type
this. Personally, Judy Miss was one of my favourite
teachers at RSK, and (I believe) she liked and cared
for me a lot too, just like she did about all her
other students.

Yours,
Vijay Premkumar (Class of 96)

Date: Sept. 8th 2007Subject: The second All India R.S.K. Inter School Declamation Contest

Date: Nov 18, 2007Subject: 2007 10 and 12 std Results - 38 students from RSK scored a perfect 98 or 99 or 100 in the Std 10 exam. A total of 27% students from RSK scored over 93%

RSK student ranks 2nd Merit from entire state of Tamil Nadu, scoring 492 out of 500 or 98.4%.
GOWRI SANKAR G (roll number 4112468, Std X), was also in the list of CBSE worldwide top 10 rankers. The super achiever was honoured by the school yesterday and RSK Higher Secondary school made big news in Tamil Nadu.

Similarly R. Balameenakshi , student of GIIS RSK Trichy (Std 12) scored 481/500 or 96.2% aggregate. About 31% of the students (14) scored a cool 98-99-100 in Maths, Chemistry and Computer Science. Overall 34% of the students who appeared scored 80% in total and above and 12% of the students scored 90% and above in total. The top scorers included a clean 100 in Maths, 99 in Chemistry and 98 Computer science and 96 in Physics.

RSK HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,TRICHY-14.

XII (CBSE) RESULT ANALYSIS-2007

Year 2005-2006

Year 2006-2007

Number of Students appeared

37

44

Number of Students passed

37

44

Pass Percentage

100 %

100%

Above 450

9

14

Above 400

14

20

Highest Score

English

93

94 (81.05*)

Mathematics

100

100(89.1*)

Physics

94

96(83.07*)

Chemistry

98

99(87.9*)

Biology

97

87(76.8*)

Computer Science

98

98(88.7*)

Grand Total

473/500

481/500

The figure (*) in the bracket indicates average marks arrived at by adding the marks secured by all the students and dividing the total thus arrived at, by the total number of students.RSK Higher Secondary School, Trichy-14.

2007 edition of our RSK Alumni Get-together Meeting at Chennai
We have great pleasure to invite you and your family for the 2007 edition of our RSK Alumni Get-together Meeting at Chennai at the following date,place and time:

the school conducted the 44th annual athletic meet on july 15th.
Justice A.P.Shah, chief justice of madras high court was the chief
guest. the sports day was much grander than my days. The technical
improvement with the passing times is obviously one of the reasons.
On behalf of the alumni, myself and my cousin Dr.Sripriya(1986)were
invited to distribute the prizes for one event each conducted on that day.
I have handed over all the cheques for the teachers health camp to the
school.the total works out to around 1.6 lakhs. The exact figure can
be told only after encashing the dollar cheque. I will keep you
informed about it.

Regarding the camp proper, this is the tentative programme.
September 4th - investigations to be conducted for all teachers past
and present living in town area at Indian Medical Association Hall
along with breakfast. September 4th is a school holiday
September 5th - investigations for teachers living around township
along with breakfast
September 9th - camp proper at school premises along with lunch.
So far 6 doctors have confirmed participation, 3 have not yet
confirmed, one has declined. I am yet to contact 4 more.

We completed the first phase of the camp today. we conducted lab tests
and ECG for 98 staff members today. On 9th we propose to conduct the second phase. the staff members will
be consulting the doctors with the results. we also propose to conduct ultrasound screening and pap smear for the lady staff on that day. I will try to post a few photos tomorrow from the first phase.

We completed the phase 2 of the teachers camp yesterday. 95 staff
members participated. We did ultrasound, bone densitometry and PAP
smear for the lady teachers yesterday. 6 doctors participated namely
myself, my Dr. Veena(gynaecologist), Dr.Lakshmi, her husband
Dr.Kandasamy(nephrologist), Dr.Padma(sonologist) and Dr.surendran(ent).
The market value of the tests were Rs.3000 for the male teachers and
Rs.4000 for the female teachers. We detected around 20 people with hypercholesterolemia, 4 with
diabetes a couple with kidney problems and about 5 wuth gynaec problems.
i have posted the pictures from the camp.
We managed to finish the camp, the food etc for around Rs.100,000/-
I will post the details next week.
we can also post the response of the teachers next.
An article appeared in The Hindu, trichy edition Dated sep 8th
regarding the camp. i will try to scan it and post it.

Jagaram
jagaram_ss(at)yahoo.com
please replace (at) with @ when emailing.
Date: Sep 10, 2007Old students’ gesture for their teachers - Hindu Newpapaer Article
"The Old Students’ Association of R.S.K. Higher Secondary School conducted a free master health check up for their teachers to coincide with the Teachers’ Day celebrations.

36 parameters covered
The master health check up, covering 36 microbiological parameters besides ECG, was conducted for the first batch of teachers at the Indian Medical Association Hall on September 4 and at Montfort Hall in the school the next day for the second batch. Ninety-eight present and former teachers, including principal P. Varadarajan and vice-principal D. Rajkumar, attended the health camp. The idea of a health camp was prompted by retired Physics teacher Rajagopal, said association vice-president Dr. S.S. Jagaram.

Funds mobilised
The association mobilised funds by reaching out to its members through its website and received contributions to the tune of Rs.1.66 lakh.
It planned to conduct ultrasound and pap smear testing for the women staff on September 9.
Doctors from among the old students in around the city would visit the school to interpret the medical results.
The old students’ association hoped to expand the scope of medical camps for the teachers, said Dr. Jagaram, an orthopaedician."

Congratulations,to you and your team of doctors for making the
medical camp at RSK a great success. It has created awareness among
good many of our teachers (particularly,me!) regarding the need for
regular medical check-up.I thank you, all the doctors and the old students who had
spontaneously responded and contributed to raise the necessary funds. I suggest that
you put on the RSK web-site a detailed report on the camp regarding the
nature of medical tests conducted and the profile of doctors who helped us.
We wish you success in your future endeavours.

A.Rajagopal
Date: Nov 4, 2007Subject: Nostalgia
Hi RSK,

I am told that recently our dear old RSK took on some other name. My
name is Meer Iqbal Hussain. For me its going to be RSK for ever. I
passed out in 1977. I studied in RSK for ten years. Its been a long
time. Somebody once said that time vanishes like snowflakes. Indeed it
has . I knew people like Thomas , Jensen , Anupama, Renuka , Arthi,
Raviprakash , Sudhakar, Subbaiya, Katari Pandian , Mark Morris ,
Krishna Kumari , Kishore , Padmaja , Neelima [who left school in the
third standard] , Saraswati, S. Jayashree , Beena Moses the etherial
beauty who I ve heard is no more , and a lot more people. Among the
teachers were Bro.Paul , Bro Stephen , Shirley Miss and Hemachandran
Miss [Biology].

I have come several times to RSK during hoildays , and stood alone at
its gate , watching the green Tuesday assembly lawn and the pink paper
flower trees by the gate , reminiscing the gone by days, hearing the old
voices. Would that someday I meet those people who enriched my life.

May God bless and enrich the lives of all those who have crossed the
folds of RSK.

Date: Nov 16, 2007Colourful function held at R.S.K. - Hindu Newpapaer Articlehttp://www.hindu.com/yw/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701470600.htm
Date: Nov 16, 2007R.S.K. School wins the rolling shield At annual literary and cultural festival for school students - Hindu Newpapaer Article
The two-day event saw the participation of 600 students from 21 schools in Tirchy. It was a show of the R.S.K. Higher Secondary School students all through with the team winning the rolling shield, notching up 104 points. E.R. Boys’ Higher Secondary School came second with 37 points. The inter-school competition featured quiz, rangoli, dumb charades, vegetable carving, junk art, ad-zap, painting, essay writing, adaptune, debate, rock n roll, and group dance.
For the complete article click on the link below.http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/05/stories/2007110558110200.htm
Date: Thu Mar 8, 2007 Subject: Next steps on the Teacher's day camp
Hi all,

After the flury of emails on the Teacher's day health camp, the
activity seems to have slowed down. To make sure we can deliver on
the commitment, let set target dates for collection of funds
1. If you are in the US you can mail the check to me
Make the check out to "Rajesh Srinivasaraghavan" or "The president,
RSK old students association a/c no.10891417605"

Rajesh Srinivasaraghavan
419 Ellwood Beach Drive #6
Goleta, CA 93117

or
2. If you are in India, please mail your check to Jagaram at the
following address. Please make the check to

"The president, RSK old students association a/c no.10891417605"
You can make the check out to Dr.S.S.Jagaram,
13, Fourth cross west ext,
Thillainagar,
Tiruchirapalli - 620 018.

3. In both cases, please mail your checks by April 15th. That will
ensure that we can plan for the event and make alternate fund raising
options if we do not hit our target
4. Personally, I would like us to be more generous and not confine
ourself to the minimum suggested by Jagaram but let us start there.
5. We will send out a summary email of how much money was received
and from whom to ensure transparency.
6. Please include the following when you send your checks your full
name, batch (the year you would have graduated XII if you stayed in
RSK), your email address

I am Dr. S.S.Jagaram, batch of 88, a practising orthopaedic surgeon
based at Trichy.I am the guy who proposed the annual medical check up
programme for the teachers of RSK.Looking at the way the discussion
was going, I thought that I will interfere and first make the
proposal clear before people start putting their views.

Unlike most of you my association with RSK still continues in the
form of my daughter currently doing her KG II. I run into a few
teachers as and when I visit school. A few of them are my patient's
too. Basically the idea of the camp started because BHEL has
withdrawn medical facility for the teachers for the past 5 years. A
few of them are afflicted with chronic ailments and are in a bad
shape financially. I believe one librarian is living on the street
(no exaggeration). Basically they were looking for some kind of
health insurance though they were not going to voice it publicly.

Health insurance is going to cost a packet year after year. The next
best thing was to organize a master health checkup. I could organize
one costing a couple of lakhs myself by mobilizing sponsorship, but
it is going to be a one-time affair, practically meaningless.
If this was organized yearly and appropriate intervention done, we<
could probably achieve something..

When I talked to the principal, Rajagopal sir and Rajkumar sir they
were quite enthustiastic. They wanted a formal letter and I am
reproducing the letter word for word.

Sir,

At the outset, I would like to thank you for inviting
me to your chamber to discuss the proposed RSK Teacher's Annual
medical check up schme. I would like to put the sam on paper for
further perusal and alterations if any to be made.

(1) We, the old students of RSK propose to conduct an annual
medical check up for our teachers
(2) The health check up will be conducted utilizing the services
of doctors who were old students of RSK and their colleagues.
(3) This camp starting from 2007 is to be conducted s an annual
event. From 2008 this camp will be conducted as part of teacher's day
celebration.
(4) All teachers past and present who have worked in RSK are
eligible to take part in the camp.
(5) The camp will consist of initial 2 days of screening where
the teachers will undergo blood tests, ECG, Bone densitometry and
other lab investigations deemed necessary in batches.
(6) Breakfast will be served to the teachers on those two daysto
enable us to take fasting and post prandial lab tests.
(7) The consultation with the specialists will be on a Sunday
forenoon. Lunch will be served to both the teachers and the doctors
at the venue after the camp.
(8) The estimated market value of the proposed investigations per
teacher will be not les than Rs.1500/=. Around 200 teachers past and
present are eligible to take part in the camp.
(9) The money for the camp is proposed to be mobilized in the
form of donations from the alumini of the school.
(10) The maximum individual contribution that an alumini can make
is Rs.500/= only or its equivalent in any currency. This upper
ceiling is kept so as to enable maximum participation year after year.
(11) The amount credited will be kept in a separate account
namely "OSA RSK-Teachers Medical Fund". This account will be jointly
managed by the principal and a representative of OSA.
(12) Donations will be kept updated in the website
www.rskschool.com. Depending on the success of the camp further
alterations can be made such as provision of group medical insurance
etc.

We would like you to add your suggestions to make this scheme a grand
success.
Thanking you,

After this I was called to address the old students at OSCAR.
It was pointless since most of them who came were still in college
and not in a position to contribute. I am willing to take the
responsibility of organizing this camp yearly. However I don't want
anything to do with the financial part.

the reason to post numbers is to avoid accounting issues in the
future. If you do not want me to post numbers for you specifically,
send me an email (individually) and and also mention it when you send
the check in. Since these checks are drawn to an individual who is
serving as a conduit to divert it to a larger cause, it is important
that we maintain transparency.

Regarding contributing larger and smaller amounts, we have had varying
responses (all good) for different drives in the past. Folks have
contributed where they have the most attachment. (e.g., students who
felt a special attachment to Chellapillai sir help champion that
drive). It is typical in most academic settings when raising funds
from alumni to have large variations. Variations are a function of
many things (incl. if you hit the jackpot betting in vegas last night
:)). Please contribute what you can when you can. If you have ideas of
contributing in kind, let us talk about (e.g., hosting a web career
counselling session)

Ideally, I would like to set this up as a foundation for all future
years but I do not think we will be able to hit that without one or
two large contributions to kick us off. If you are interested in
thinking about it, let me kow and we can have a dialogue separately
and come back to the group with a proposal

thanks
Rajesh (Class of 1991)
rajesh_s(at)sloan.mit.edu
please replace (at) with @ when emailing.
Date: Fri Mar 30, 2007
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. Keep going!
This contribution is "NOT" a direct measurement of the love to our teachers. Just do it! I can't stress enough on that!

Mrs. Alice, the tamil teacher at RSK Primary School B sector passed
away a couple of days back. She was to retire this year.In the last
conversation i had with her about 6 months back, i said i was feeling
happy that she was going to teach my daughter also next year.That is
when she told me that she was retiring this year.My condolences to her
son Babu who also happened to be my classmate

jagaram
Date: Oct 21 2006 Subject: Invitation to OSACAR on December 1 & 2, 2006
Dear rskites..
Its that time of the year again. The rain gently spatters to the
ground. The sun rises to kiss the dew and melt it in its embrace. The birds
chirrup a song of joyous madness. And OSCAR happens.
The bugle call. Its time to return to base. To remember, to cherish
and to celebrate. Time to take that long-yearned walk down memory lane.
To rediscover the joy of school. To relive those unforgettable moments.
To recollect those golden memories. To be a kid again..

Meet the teachers. Rex and Lloyd. Jayshree and the Premas. Ganesan
and Britto. Rajkumar and Rajagopal. Arumugam and Felicia. And everyone
who packed a punch.Catch up. Compare. Gossip. Laugh till it hurts. Scream
till you're sore. Bask in it all till you say 'no more'.

Its that time of the year again. OSACAR's happening. On comin Dec 1 & 2.
do join plz,without which the show will incomplete !
Manoj
Joint Secretary , OSA.
mano_trader2k(at)yahoo.com

Date: Nov 17 2006 Subject: RSK School Song and new logo
Dear rskites..
A Nation's strength lies in its youth...
We've heard the wise men say
And youth must be well disciplined
In study and at play

'Tis here within these walls we learn,
What sages taught of old
And walk in footsteps left behind
By Bharat's heros bold...

Yes??? Well, they still remain the lines of the RSK
School song! At OSCAR, we will be releasing a recorded
version of the School Song! And it would definitely be
a treat to hear! Be there at OSCAR to know more...

Also, find attached the new logo of the School...
Thanks and Regards,
Vijay Premkumar (Class of 96)
vijay_premkumar(at)yahoo.com
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Date: Wed 14 May 2006 02:30:38 AM Subject: New Principal of RSK is Shri.P.Varadarajan
Dear Alumni,
You would be glad to know that late afternoon of Monday,the 15th May 2006, Shri.P.Varadarajan assumed charge as Principal of RSK Hr.Sec.School.Armed with a Master's Degree in English and a scholar in English,Sanskrit and Tamil ( not to mention a near mother tongue ability in Hindi), Shri.Varadarajan carries a rich experience of 20 years in K-12 education and has headed some of the best CBSE schools in central, eastern and western parts of India.
We at GIEF seek the support, suggestions and co-operation of the alumni.

Regards
Nandakumar.V
Director -Academic,GIEF.
Our Brothers and Sisters are making a move from the School on 10th April and the new management takes over on 11th April, 2006.
Those who are in Trichy can meet Brothers and Sisters and show your love at the time of their departure.

RSK School new management group is Global Indian Education Foundation(GIEF) - Singapore-based non-profit education foundation

BHEL has entusted the managemnet of RSK to Global Indian Education Foundation (GIEF)- a singapore based non profit education foundation which has close ties with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The GIEF runs leading international schools in Singapore & Malaysia, also runs four CBSE schools and providing management services to 10 other schools in India.

There will be no change in the fee structure and teaching staff opting to continue under the new management will enjoy the existing facilities. However, the GIEF will appoint a Principal of its choice. Montfort Brothers will hand over the responsibility at the end of the current academic year.

GIEF's plans include

Introduction of school management software.

Offer of a full scholarship (inclusive of fees, boarding and lodging) to one student of Standard X every year for study in Singapore up to Standard XII.

A BHEL release said the appointment of the GIEF was made as per the recommendation made by a committee constituted by six-member committee comprised three senior teachers, A. Rajagopal, Judy Sebastian, and Daphne Freeman, the secretary of the Parent-Teachers' Association, S. Shivashankar, an Advocate, and two members of the BES, R. Shankararaman, Senior DGM, and Prakash Achan, AGM.

Montfort brothers are terminating the contract with BHEL from this academic year (2006). They have sent the letter according to the contract serving 3 months notice. They are opening a school in Kattur (CBSE affiliated)from grade 1 to grade 5. RSK school will continue with a different management.
News from BHEL Management, Parent -Teachers Association

I am Aishwarya of 2004 batch. I am very happy to inform you that we have planned for the Reunion on January 15th 2006 which is the next day of pongal and a sunday in our school campus. Please be present for the function with the registration fee of Rs.50/-. The registration starts at 1:30 PM. All are invited. Please forward this invitation to as many rskites as possible. Looking forward to meet you.
Thanking you.

Today I have made arrangements to transfer Rs 37,800/- to Chellapillai Sir.
I have some funds in clearing and hope to raise another twenty five thousand rupees which will be sent to Chellapillai Sir before the 15th of this month. If there are other alumni who have missed out, you can still send your contributions, latest by the 10th of November.

Yesterday Chellapillai sir called me up and asked me to thank each one of you for your support. He was able to speak well and is on his road to recovery. He became quite emotional and kept expressing his gratitude to each of you. If any of you would like to speak to him, his telephone number is 94435 78099.

As alumni of a wonderful institution, I am confident that we will continue to come together and express our gratitude and support to RSK and the faculty who moulded us into responsible citizens.

Hello Ganapathy,
Today the amount is transferred into my wife account. I’ll
inform this to Sellapillai sir. Sellapillai sir asked me to convey his thanks to all of you.

Deen
(Deen is ChellaPillai Sir's son-in-law)

Greetings all,

Yesterday, thanks to contributions of many alumni, $1972.36 (minus
a transfer fee of $16) was transferred to ChellaPillai Sir's daughter's bank account. I have not spoken to ChellaPillai Sir yet but I am pretty sure that he will have a good diwali, a little less worried about his health and
his family's future. Perhaps, our small contribution will speed up his
recovery!!

We have done well as a cohesive force. Hope, we will join hands again in the
future for another worthy cause.
Happy Diwali to all!!

Dear friends,
While our friends abroad have started their collection towards the medical treatment for Mr. Chellapillai in full swing, it is quite sad to note that there has not been much activity at the local level. I am sure that all of us remember how Mr. Chellapillai made the Tamil classes entertaining and fun. He joined school when I was in Class 8. After being exposed to the traditional Tamil pundits, his arrival was a whiff of fresh air. He made both prose and poetry very interesting. Outside the class, he was friendly and fun loving and would take part in all our activities. His take off on some of the other teachers would send us to raptures.

I have so far received a commitment of Rs 13000/- from the local alumni. I am sure that we can all do much better. Please contribute whatever you can and I am sure it will be a small way of expressing our thanks to him. Please be assured that all your payments will be properly accounted and handed over to Mr. Chellapillai. I will put up the list of donors on this forum once the payments start flowing.

Now that Ganapathy has taken the initiative to collect the overseas
funds for Mr. Chellapillai, someone needs to do the same in India. If none
in Trichy is willing to take up the responsibility, I volunteer to take
charge of collecting the local funds and handing over the same to Mr.
Chellapillai's family.

For guys who don't know me, I will give you a brief.
Was at RSK from KG II to 12th Standard (passed out in 1980),
B.Tech(Mech) from IITM, worked with L&T for 1 year, PGDM from IIMC, worked with
NIIT for 2 years, TCS for 2 years, since 1992 running my own computer
firm at Tuticorin.

Let's act fast and ensure that we provide timely help to Mr. Chellapillai.

Regarding the medical insurance scheme for the teacher's and their
families, a group insurance policy would be ideal. Any old student working
with ICICI Prudential could work out a good deal.

My sister, Jayanthi and her husband Jayaram, visited ChellaPillai Sir at his
residence last Sunday. Here is what they have heard and observed :

1) At the current moment, ChellaPillai Sir is at a significantly reduced
capacity of his original self. He is not able to walk properly (drags
himself around) or sit properly. One of his eyes appears to be not
functioning; he is unable to read or recognize colours or dial on the
telephone.

2) Thanks to the support of his family and the powers beyond us,
ChellaPillai Sir is showing good recovery since his accident in May and
subsequent coma in June/July. He was able to recognize my sister (who passed
out in 1983. He was also able to recollect her son and daughter who are
currently schooling in RSK) and is doing so of others. His memory is still a
bit weak and it appears that he may be unable to fully retain what is being
said and what he is saying.

3) A month or so prior to the accident, ChellaPillai Sir had conducted the
marriage of his daughter (we all understand what that means). His son is in
college. His wife works in RMS (railways mail system). In the normal course
of life, ChellaPillai Sir would have accepted employment from a local school
to help manage their needs. The turn of events, however, has forced the
family to secure loans for his treatment and hence bear additional burden.

I hope, this helps us comprehend the situation. I am positive that the
family needs some help. Let me know if you have any concerns.

Here are my recommendations:
1) Alumni in the US who would like to contribute, please send checks to my
name (Ganapathy Sankar)
Please send in your contributions by Oct 14th.

2) I will add up the contributions and wire the money to ChellaPillai Sir's
account on Oct 15th.

Lets help in some small way and see how it goes. My sister will be talking
to the family on a regular basis. In my opinion, it would be very honorable
of us if we do not ask ChellaPillai Sir's family how they spent the money.

Subject: After Candella 2005 and news about Mr Chellapillai
August 15, 2005

Hi All,

I was at the OSA-organised Candella 2005 at School. A
wonderful event that showcased the talent of our
students from Classes VI to XII, Candella was a grand
success. Despite the fact that the 'creamy' layer of
those participating in Culturals were away
participating (and losing, incidentally) at Campofez,
the guys who were left back at School to participate
in Candella put up a great show, in fact even
eclipsing some of the current reigning culturals guys
at School! It was an event that was wonderfully
managed and planned. And all the events held were
really innovative, especially a couple of events like
'Ideas' - where teams were asked to come up with a
presentation on some social awareness topics. The
other was an event caleld Onstage-Extravaganza, which
combined everything from dramatics to individual
talents being displayed. At the end, Montfort House
won the Overall Championship trophy.

An electtion for the new office bearers of OSA was
held after the function. I guess the OSA would send a
formal note on the same.

What I wanted to specifically point out in this mail
is one news that disturbed me. Mr Chellapillai, from
the Tamil Department retired last year. He was riding
a bike one evening some 2 or 3 months back when he was
hit from the rear by a speeding lorry. Sir lay
unconscious and unattended for nearly 2 hours on the
side of the road before help reached him. He slipped
into a coma, and did not regain consciousness for
nearly 2 months. He regained consciousness about a
couple of weeks back, but has no memory of the past,
and does not remember much. Mr Rajkumar was trying to
help him recollect Mrs Ammukutty, me and a few other
teachers. But, he could not. Also, I heard that his
family has spent his entire life savings and his
pension money and gratuity and retirement benefits on
the treatment. This is a very sad thing indeed to
happen. I guess we should try to do something about
it. Suggestions are welcome.

The Teachers' Emergency Fund discussion that was going
on sometime back had to be shelved because of a number
of reasons, including lack of enough support and
encouragement from within the alumni itself. I guess
what you meant was the discussions we were having
after the problem with Mr Veeraiyyan's wife. The point
is, we need to have a proper support from both the
School management as well as from the majority in the
alumni network. The last time we had the discussions
with school, when it was Bro Berchmans who was Princi,
we were asked how we could handle the situation where
it is not a teacher who is directly impacted, but
someone close to him/her.
I was also speaking with Bro Mariannan, the Principal,
when he told me that the School itself was trying to
get some funds raised. This could be by means of an
amount to be collected from the students as well as
donations from well-meaning alumni. A concrete plan is
not ready yet.
In the meantime, we need to work something out for
this particular case with Chellapillai Sir. The Class
Of 96 (my batch) plans to collect some amount from the
batch members to be paid to Sir.

Dear All,
It is sad to know that our dear Tamil teacher Mr.Chellapillai has been
critically injured,presently in a coma stage and his family has exhausted all
available funds including his retirement benefits(I believe he retired last
year).
There has been some debate going on in emails as to the nature of help that the
alumni can probably think of not only for him but in general all the faculty.
One small suggestion,if permitted,from my side.
We have an estimated 3500 alumni across the world.A corpus fund can be formed in
the name of Teachers and a specified sum of money can be allotted to be given to
each retiring teacher / retired teacher.
Say,for example if all put together we garner about 50 lakhs(This is not a big
amount considering 3500 alumni and many NRIs) per annum the interest factor
would itself amount to close to 4 lakhs and this amount can be given to 2
teachers who would retire.We should also help the teachers who have already
retired.They should be allowed to withdraw this amount as and when they require
after they are eligible if need be with interest also.This would add a little
bit of confidence to their lives,the people who really mattered to us to bring
us all to the present standards of life.
Alternatively,they can decide whether they want the amount as a lumpsum or as a
monthly pension and I feel that the latter is always better.

The corpus fund can be increased year after year and so can the benefits to the
teachers.Forming a Fund is an easy task and implementing is also easy.Let us not
get into complexities of speaking to Present or Past Princis and dilute the
spirit of the issue as i feel that no consultation or permission is required in
this regard.
A generous contribution,amount left to the discretion of each alumni,whether NRI
or not is immaterial would go a long way.
Request one and all to deliberate on this issue and make it your success.

regards,
Srinivasan
1983 Batch
anusriniabhi2001(at)yahoo.co.in

August 15, 2005

hi all,
what worked in the past with Veeraiyan sir in a similar situation in
the past was one point of contact in the US and one point of contact
in India coordinating collection of funds and channelling it. This
needs to be followed with a couple of timely emails on how Dr.
Chellapillai is progressing post treatment.

Ganapathy, can you be the point of contact in the US? Any takers in
India? A fairly recent graduate based in Trichy would be ideal.

Rajesh
Class of 1991
rajesh_s(at)sloan.mit.edu

Subject: First Prize in district level dance competition
September 30, 2005

G.Anupriya who is studying in RSK' E' sector got the first prize in district level dance competition. Picture below shows her getting her prize from Trichy collector.

Subject: Old Students Association - CANDELA 2005
July 24, 2005

CANDELA 2005 is scheduled for August 12 and 13. Friday and Saturday.

The wait is over FIESTA is back again as 'CANDELA 05',so are the challenges and thrills that have come to be associated with CANDELA 05.

CANDELA 05 will be an opportunity for the RSK ALUMNI and its members to interact with the upcoming generation of proffessionals.
We invite one and all to come experience the passion of CANDELA 05.We look forward to your involvement into making CANDELA 05 the next BIG THING!!

This event is schelduled for the 12th and 13th of August 2005 and the CANDELA 05 team makes an earnest appeal to kindly join us in making it a grand show.
It would really nice to meet you all under our BANYAN tree and cherish the indelible moments at the place where we all started!!

"This world thrives on changes,its only source of constancy.But what is constant in this change is improvment,with each thinker building upon the ideas of his predecessors.The past is what he learns from his guide,what teaches him to avoid mistakes previously made.The future is what he works towards,what excites him and drives him to conjure up ingenious solutions for the problems facing him."

More Soon.....

CANDELA 05 TEAM
rskosa(at)yahoo.comPlease replace (at) with @ when e-mailing

Subject: Old Students Association
July 15, 2004

OSCAR 2004 is scheduled for August 13 and 14. Friday and Saturday.

A Reunion is also planned for August 14, once the OSCAR event is
done. A substantial amount of money has been collected, largely through the
Old Students (Thanks to many Old Students from the Class of 96 and
from RSKites working in Infosys, amidst many others), and a few
corporate sponsorships. roughly,
Old Students from the Class of 96 and from Infosys have been together
able to contribute Rs 17,000 towards this year's OSCAR 2004. This is
also a request to the OSA to have a strict maintenance of accounts.
OSA, for its plans going forward, would certainly need more such
patrons.
OSCAR 2004 has been redefined to move away from a Cultural
Competition to a confluence of events to help a student shape
himself/herself better.
OSCAR has the following for its caption - A Cornucopia of Triggers; a
confluence of ideas!
The logo for OSCAR 2004 would be circulated shortly.
OSCAR has been split into 4 verticals - Cultural Extravaganza, Career
Guidance Session for IX and X Std Students, Open House Counselling
for XI and XII Std students, and Model United Nations Assembly.
Cultural Extravaganza - The following events would be held -
Manoranjan (Variety entertainment), Grand Quiz, Pot Pourri, Tamil
Poetry Writing, Tamil Pot Pourri, Admad, Art Events and JAM.
Career Guidance Session - This would be half hour interactive
sessions for IX and X Std students. This would be on Friday, August
13. We have identified Resource Persons for the
Engineering/Management/Visual Media streams. We are looking for
Resource persons for the Medical/Law/ streams.
Participating schools could send 10 students to this session. If any
of you reading this, and who would be available for the 13th of
August, please let me know at vijay_premkumar(at)yahoo.com.
Open House Counselling - This would be for XI and XII Std students.
Around 30 to 40 Old students would form the Resource Persons for
this, which would be a question and answer discussion session between
the students and Old students. For more details, please get back to
me. If anybody of you would like to be a resource person, please let
me know asap. Participating schools could send 10 students to this
session.
Model United Nations Assembly - MUNA - Each school represents a
country that is a member of the United Nations. They would simulate a
UN General Assembly in session, discussing a topic and how the
various 'countries' are handling that topic.
The work on brochures and covering letters and posters are done.
Schools would be despatched the covers soon.

where/who I need to send my contribution to for OSCAR?
You could send a cheque for the amount, payable to
OSA- RSK, and send it to the School's address,
addressing it to OSA RSK, C/O Principal, RSK Higher
Secondary School, BHEL Township, Trichy 14.
We shall keep you updated of developments as and when we have more
news.

Regards,
Vijay
(Class of 96)

Subject: RSK abroad and mentor networking yahoogroups
June 26, 2004

Unlike in some major schools and colleges of our country, we have not 'networked'. There exist no Fraternity/sorority feeling/actions that binds us together. If a bunch of rskites work in a firm, would they like to network there, may be bring in qualified rskites into the firm, it sounds like nepotism, but its more of building the RSK base wherein as a tighter, bigger group we can do something to our school. For your info our computer lab needs major revamping, they are still using 486 machines there. Our library needs more books. The rskites who graduate and go to some college/company should be guided by a senior rskite there.

Please do not think I am discriminated rskites in India, but its more difficult to bring in rskites who are abroad into a single forum for doing something useful for RSK by contributing generously to a corpus fund (either an existing one, if there is one or to a fund that has to be created). This is also to help rskites who come to USA/other countries for study/work. This, I feel is would be the beginning of the 'networking' I was talking about.

The second, the more important database is the mentor network. This is for rskites who are willing to mentor, counsel present rskites. Nowadays even school kids send emails and browse the web. For the ones who cannot access the Internet, mentors will share their snail mail address with those rskites to write/receive letters. One may offer general counseling (students need them badly as they pass through their teens), advises on specific fields of science or anything.

Now that they are set, I would require u folks to do:
1. Sign up for the mentoring rsk students. This is also for rsk@abroad

2.email/call other rskites who aren't members/who don't read this newsgroup regularly and ask them to do the same.
3.get a parallel offline effort on the go with getting snailmail addresses of other rskites who are willing to help the students.
4.contact the principal/teachers and inform them of this mentor network.
Please any improvements/suggestions to the above ideas ASAP. Its time we become proactive alumnus.

I think you all might know about the old students association in
school. Last year it was due for OSCAR. But we could not conduct
because already EUREKA took place and school couldn't afford to lose
two more working days. We thought of conducting some other programs
like counseling and medical camps but we could not get green signal
from school. But principal promised that he would allow us to conduct
OSCAR this year.

We too got permission from the new principal for conducting OSCAR.
OSCAR budget comes roughly around 45000. When we recently met a very
old student, we heard that most of the old students are not
interested in conducting OSCAR. We really want to know whether most
of you feel the same. Now we are confused about what we should do.
This is mainly because we don't know what is the general opinion of
old students. We would like to seek your advice regarding this.
Kindly post your opinion as early as possible. These are the
following options, which we have. Please give your valuable
suggestions about them.

OSCAR

budget – 45000.

Creates opportunity for school students to develop their
literary and cultural skills.

The certificates given would be of very much value to them
in the future.

The RSK's fame will increase

Feasible only when we get the required funds.

Practical difficulties are more.
ie)collecting funds is a big problem from our regular big
sponsors like pepsi for
the BHEL management is not allowing to get sponsors from
them after the great pepsi issue(regarding hygiene)
also we are very much lagging in our fund collecting team's
strength for it seems very very
difficult for us to reach even half of our target.
but i will tell u, we the current osa members are putting in
our full efforts to make the funds grow
(note :old students who think that they may help
financially, pls let us know and also
pls be sure if u are about to help us for we have to reach
a target of 45000 bucks which is
not an easy deal as u all might know)

Medical camp

Not much money would be involved

It will be very useful for primary and junior school students

Some medical camps based on ortho, dentistry etc

The doctors called would be old students.

Counseling

Not much money would be involved

Counseling will be given by old students who are well versed
in certain fields

Video conferencing can also be arranged so that old students
who are in abroad can also counsel

If you have any other suggestions as to what other things can be done
by OSA are also welcome. We want to know what you all want us to do
in the name of old students association such that the school gets
benefited.
Take care
R.Yamini
2002 batch
r_yaminiraj(at)yahoo.com
Please replace (at) with @ when e-mailing

Subject: RSK Sports day
July 14, 2004

Hello rskites
The month of july has come and so is the sports day. Last Friday and
Saturday Heats and Finals went on. The scores are as follows:

Bosco - 193

Gabriel – 183

Monfort – 173
They are all in just 10 points difference. Hence everybody is very
eager to know which house would finally win. This Friday (July 16, 2004) we have our
sports day. So lets see who would win.
Oscar preparations are going on a full swing. Thanks for all the old
students who are helping us morally as well as financially. Hardly
one month is left to go for Oscar 04.

Yours
Yamini

Subject: School uniform changed
June 19, 2004

Now our school Boys can
also proudly sing "THE GREEN AND WHITE FOREVER". Yes the uniform has
been changed for boys. They have to wear Army green pants instead of
Khaki. The design of tie has also been changed. There are thin double
green strips coming all over white background.

And regarding the culturals our school still keeps its flag fly high.
Every year our school bags CAMPOFEZ rolling trophy. In other Inter
School competitions also RSK is getting laurels.

Last year in Athletics seven teams entered for State meet. Out of
which four teams won medals. One gold, Two silver, One bronze. School
football and basketball team entered state meet.
Thanks to Yamini (2002 Batch) for providing this news bulletin

Subject: RSK News Bulletin
June 17, 2004

This is to inform you that Bro.Dhanraj, who was our school principal
has been promoted as the provincial for the trichy region. Hence new
principal by name Bro. Mariannan has taken charge. The school has done extremely well in the board exams with top
scorers both in CBSE as well as in state board. It took the fifth place in district level in SUN TV survey.

The new academic year has begun for all including 11th std. The
sports day is scheduled in the month of july.
Mrs. Evangeline, Mrs. Esmie Davey, Mrs. Seethalakshmi who were
working as primary school teachers have got retired on the month of
april. Apart from these teachers Mrs. Whelma, Mrs. Krishnaveni, Mrs.
Narmada, Mrs. Precilla were the other teachers who got retired last
year. On the whole School is improving day by day
Thanks to Yamini (2002 Batch) for providing this news bulletin

Subject: Reg - Contributions for OSCAR

It is not correct to generalize about the very old students. Obviously, there will be a generation gap between the very old students and the batches, which have passed out in the last 5-10 years. This must be accepted and strategies worked out to convince the older members to contribute to this cultural festival. Any product has to be marketed and the office bearers of the OSA must take the efforts in this regard. A budget can be prepared and circulated on this forum. A bank account is to be specified for the contributions to be channeled. Details of previous activities can be highlighted to inform the OSA members. Once the event is completed, an audited income/expenditure statement must be prepared and circulated. I am sure that all this only requires a little bit of time and effort from the organizers.

If these activities can be planned in advance, many of us especially those who do not get a chance to come to Trichy, but would like to do something for their alma mater would willingly contribute. This will also pave way for undertaking larger projects and activities and making OSA more vibrant.

If you or others have specific ideas or proposals they want to float, please use RSK alumni yahoogroups forum. I have had a couple of ideas at the back of my mind but haven't had the bandwidth to follow through.

1. Endowment of some sort for the faculty in our school to attract the best teachers to the school.
2. Endowment of things that make the school different, say the annual intra-mural sports or cultural competitions.
3. An online career-mentoring forum for graduating students (could be modeled around a similar idea that OSA used to run but in the offline world).
Anyone, who wants to take the lead on any of these or other ideas, let me know and I will support it in any way possible.

Dear RSKites in Chennai,
The much looked forward to REUNION of all RSK Alumni in Chennai and
thereabouts (Pondy,Ranipet and Vellore etc.) is as follows:
Date :10th August 2003, Sunday
Time :Between 4:00 and 6:00 P.M
Venue: Senate Hall,
Hotel GRAND ORIENT (Tel:28525111)
Near Anand Theater Complex,
Mount Road,Chennai

Subscription:
Alumni: Rs 60 per head; Families: Rs 100
Kindly inform other RSKites here and around.
The revered Montfort Bros. of St.Gabriel will be our guests of honour as
we reminisce life on campus.

RSK Old Students Association intra school cultural event
Hi everybody,
I am roshan from 2001 batch. I am presently doing my ug in
rect. I am also one of committee members of the old students
association for the year 2002-2003. We are planning to conduct an intra
school cultural event this year called "FIESTA". So it would be of great
help if all the old students can participate and help us financially
in making this event this a grand success as this would go a long way
in re-building the image of the osa-rsk.

RSK Old Students Association Reunion
Hi All,
It gives me immense pleasure in mailing you all about the Reunion that we held at the School...under our own faithful old Banyan tree.
There was quite a sizeable crowd of Old Students, although, as has been wont, the Old Old Students were conspicuous by their absence.
There were around 100 people (A large number by recent standards!), and the Old Old students were represented by Ravi (Class of 76), Manimozhi('89) and Arunkumar('90). Apart from them, there were 2 from the Class Of 94, 7 members from the Class of 96(mine), 2 from the Class of 97, around 10 from the Class Of 98, around 15 from the Class of 99, close to 20 from 2000, and nearly 40 from the class of 2001!
And would you believe it......there was competition for the post of Secretary!!!! Well, until we managed to change the setup to fit in two secretaries!!!! Thus, the OSA shall now have a general Secretary, and a Cultural Secretary. The teaching community was represented by the Principal, by the Headmistresses from the 3 sectors, Mrs Prema Jayadevan, Mrs Kokila, Mrs Ammukutty, Mrs Felicia, Mrs Welma, Mrs Rani, Mr Sowrirajan, Mr Devarajan, Mr Rex, and Mr Surrendar.
This was one of the largest congregation of teachers at a reunion.

The morning started with the Prayer Song, and Principal welcoming us.
Then followed the Felicitations for Mr Devarajan and Mr sowrirajan as they retire on superannuation. Both of them gave touching addresses.
games were, unlike previous reunions when they were all grouped together, staggered, and made welcome change between reports.
The reports were Annual Report by the Outgoing Secretary, Arun, the Financial report by Outgoing treasurer, Sudha, and the OSCAR Report by Organizing Secretary, Sridhar. The Reunion began with the grand RSKite Balloon burst. Then there was Family Building, Destinations, Dodge Ball, Freeze Dance, and lots of other games..... and they did take us back to the Good old PT period days. Everyone ran.....and my God...it was major fun, especially at the Destinations game. Everyone forgot their ages....and ran and ran and ran...to fetch the prize! With snacks and a good lunch and lots of prizes.... the day went on really well. With the impromptu dances by OSA, and the ultimate Freeze Dance..... the day went on like a few seconds. And before we knew it, it was all over. We shall wait for an official mail from the OSA for details on the office bearers, and the tentative agenda for the year. While I wish all of them a good year ahead, and fun as we had this time around... I can only say one thing to those people who missed out today's fun.
Maybe the next time more would be around.... and as usual, it shall be a huge HOPE...for..well, forget it....... So long....

With regards,
Vijay
Feb 16, 2002

RSK Old Students Association Reunion
THE REUNION FOR THE YEAR 2002 IS SCHEDULED ON THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH.
DATE : 03-03-02
TIME : 09:30 Hrs
VENUE : BANYAN TREE STAGE

it's finally happening out here @ RSK... yes, i am talking about OSCAR 2k+1...
for the ignorant lot, Old Students Celebrating At RSK,is abbreviated as
OSCAR...
it's the same old stuff, yes, it's a state level meet, an inter school
one,an extravagant culfest blah, blah, blah, etc.,etc. held on OCTOBER
5th and 6th...
this is OSCAR's 2nd edition, the first one was in 1999.
Event Organization -- courtesy: THE BATCH OF 2000, 2001, 1999..
v 've also planned for a mega reunion on those 2 days...
this is an invitation to all u rskites, b there or u might miss the
"Reunion of the millennium" (if this much of pepping up, hype and
exaggeration can u make u come 2 RSK, then that is what v @ OSA want!!!)
come, share ur nostalgic moments with the people @ RSK.
i guess, u might b receiving the ecard very soon...
anything else 2 b conveyed???
if u think so, ur queries r Most Welcome and Most Wanted @
osarsk(at)rediffmail.com Please replace (at) with @ when e-mailing

Hi All,
I take great honour in inviting you all to OSCAR 2K+1, a State level,
Interschool Cultural Extravaganza, and a Grand Reunion of Old Students at
the school on the 5th and 6th of October, 2001.
So, be there as we recreate our school days at OSCAR...truly an event where
the Old Students Celebrate At Rsk.....
And, if you want your articles on RSK school life published in the OSCAR
souvenir, rush in your entries to vijaykumar_p@infy.com before September 27,
2001. Sorry for this late call....
Regards,
Vijay (vijay_premkumar(at)hotmail.com Please replace (at) with @ when e-mailing)
(Class of 96, and former Secretary, OSA RSK)RSK OSA News
July 27, 2001

RSK OSA News
hi!!!
this mail goes 2 all rskites who r 222 senti about their school ...the OSA based @ Kailasapuram township,
has become active once again with the OSCAR 2k++ REACHING OUT TO THE ZENITH...
Old Students Celebrating At RSK is abbreviated as OSCAR
OSCAR is basically a cultural event, a 2 day event,
supposed to be a state level one with more than 20 events in the fray.It is scheduledto be in the 5th and 6th of October
under our very own nostalgic Banyan tree...
It is also planned to have a mega reunion on those 2 days.This is an open
invitation to all rskites, make urself free on those 2 days and b there...
The prime motive of this event is to be a fund raiser
for OSA RSK.The fund raised out of it, will be subsequently used for organizing events such as Model Entrance Exam,
teacher's feast and momentos and in improving the infrastructure of our school.
To make this a reality, we need all your help.
Efforts have started for securing the financial part of it by means of sponsorship.Hence if u can secure sponsorship or any
solid help with regard to this event, it would be a very healthy prospect for OSA.Do take a sincere effort in this regard ,
coz it's for our own school.C'mon guys, let's make it happen!!! Spread this message to all rskites u know.
For any queries
regarding this mail us at: osarsk(at)rediffmail.com Please replace (at) with @ when e-mailing
Expecting a +ve response from u,

RSK OSA News
Well, i thought, i can update you with some info regarding OSA-Events at present.
Well, we guys are conducting the Model Entrance Exam for +2 students on 7th & 8th of Apr. about 160 students are writing this Exam.
We have got some nice sponsorship & the papers for the Exam were set by Eminent profs. of reputed colleges like Rec,Trichy.
I guess the farewell for the teachers who are retiring this year were over today.
one of our representatives went to the school and handed over the memento.
It is pretty unfortunate that Mangala's husband passed away,the time when she herself is retiring from office.

RSK OSA News Update
The model entrance exam went on very well as expected.
160 students wrote the exam.
Regarding the OSCAR-2k+1. it's acronym is Old Students Celebrating At RSK.

Briefly about OSCAR: we have planned for a district level inter school competition, cultural festival & planning to conduct a dozen events which will go on for 2 days.
we will update you with all the proceedings over here as it happens. As such we have got the permission from the school administration & they are very enthusiastic about our plans & they have extended their full support.
I met the vice principal, and he was like, very encouragive and he assured me that even if he is transferred somewhere, he will see to that the OSCAR event is conducted very smoothly.
And one more thing, our princi Mr.John Berchmans is being transferred and it seems like, a new princi will come.

RSK OSA News
In the Reunion we had on Feb 2001, some new office bearers were
nominated.
Their details are as follows,
Secretary : Arun Kumar.N (2k Batch) aarun_qumar@yahoo.com

Joint Secretary : Siraj.S(2k batch) sirajs_14@yahoo.com

Treasurer : Sudha.K.Y(2k batch) chandini-1@usa.net

Vice President : Mrs.Velma Almeida (our primary school teacher)

President : Mr.Ravi (Old Student of RSK ' 65 Batch)

we have planned 2 conduct a Model Entrance Exam for the
+2 students, on 7 & 8th of March, and things are goin on smoothly.
we have got good response from Sponsors, and hope things will proceed
as expected.

we have planned 2 give them a Memorable Compliment for the service
they 've rendered 2 the school for the past 3 decades.
Well, let me tell you about the present set of Office Bearers.
They are fully Geared and Pumped Up with lot of "Enthu"...
we have some plans of Reviving a sort of CULFEST called
OSCAR 2001, which is scheduled to be in mid July. Please drop in your
valuable suggestions and critiscisms.
We will update you with the things as it proceeds.

March 10, 2001 - The RSK page moves
The RSK page moves: The RSK website has moved to a new
location. http://odin.prohosting.com/rsktri (please
note that when you go the old web site it
automatically forwards you to the new web site). The
new site features many desirables, such as provisions
to automatically update and maintain alumni list. We
also added a search feature to find alumni easily. Go
to WhatIz new page to see all the new alumni entry in
the last three months. we hope all of you will find
this useful and contribute to maintain an accurate
alumni list. Let us know what you think of the new
site. Email us.
P. John Thomas and Swaminathan
(webmasters)
March 9, 2001

News about the RSK reunion
I (Tapas Banerjee) happened to be one of the conveners of the RSK reunion. RSK reunion took place
on Sunday February 11, 2001 at 10:00 AM under the old Banyan Tree.
Everything went on quite well but a 36 year school could attract only 83 students and teachers together.
Out of 83 students 95% were from '98,'99 and '00 batch.
8 teachers turned up. All of them primary school teachers.
We had lots of fun but with the people present and a heavy, new faces and games.
I am sure we did everthing from the invitation side. Hope the new office bearers do a good job.
Tapas Banerjee
(Former Vice Pres.,OSARSK)
July 10 2000

Good news first: After many years, RSK returned 100% results in both 10th and 12th standards.
The incidents below are bizzare !
Bro.John Brechmans, the current principal was assaluted at his residence as a result of some squabble over admissions. He had to be hospitalized for a few days. He has recovered now and has resumed duty. The school was indefinitely closed immediately after the incident and was reopened after assurances from the government and the management of BHEL. As it happens,
nothing was forthcoming from the powers that be and so all the teachers of trichy went on a token one day fast on friday last.
regards,
P.John Thomas
NEWS UPDATE:
13 June 2000Three arrested for attacking John Berchmans,
headmaster of the R.S.K.
"Tiruchirapalli: Police have arrested three people, including a leader of the ruling DMK led LPF Zunion of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, in connection with the alleged attack on Fr. John Berchmans,
headmaster of the R.S.K. higher secondary school here on Saturday last. The priest alleged that he was assaulted by the former following a dispute over admission of his son in the school." (Times of India, 13 June, 2000)
June 08 1999
Mrs SHANTHI P. Rathinam passes away due to kidney failure on 26 - april - 1999 she has served for 21 years of teaching experience.
These are the words she wrote "I am always content with what happens;
for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose"
Next sad news is the demise of the former principal Bro. P.L.Paul at ercaud
he was aged 62 and was principal of the school for 4 years ie 1981-1985
he expired on 29 may 1999
Mrs Getsie chandini is going to america taking leave
Mrs Cissy our music miss has resigned
sanil_sam@hotmail.com
May 10 1999
This year Dr Kathirasapandian (DKPN) sir has got his docterate in chemistry and already Rajagopal sir has also got docterate in physics.
The school has 4 sections in state board and 3 sections in central board. Ours is the only school to send students to both state as well as
the central board.
Now the principal is bro. john berchamans and bro selvaraj is the
provinsional superiors.
Sanil Samuel Class of 1993
August 28 1997 :
Hazaar new waves this time!
Two guys have got thru' JEE with decent ranks-both joining iitm.
The school has plans to change over to state board ,what with
the school topper getting only a B-group course in BITS-pilani
even with a 472 on 500.
The overall performance of the school this year is better than that
of last year-fewer compartmentals,failures.
Anyway the school's strength has shrunk-only 3 sections in 12'th class
and hazaar vague things like Raju Sir handling chemistry.
More about it in the next mail. Bye for now.
Praveena.
Class of 96.

Science Exhibition Experiences

August 30, 2003

Hello RSKites,
Our school conducted a grand science exhibition for three
days.21.08.03 to 23.08.03. The monfortian mission is celebrating its
100th year in India. So Rev.Brother principle has arranged for the
exhibition. All the school students are excited. They have exhibited
their projects on various fields such as
Arts, English, Tamil, French, Sanskrit, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography etc.
Other schools in and around trichy are also
invited to display their projects.The projects are displayed in both
main school and junior school. The school looks great as it is
decorated fully. Large paintings, no of pluccards with good
sayings,lot of stalls are put on.The school looks really different
with full of festive mood.

The science exhibition was superb. I will detail my
experiences. The exhibition was called EUREKA 2K3. As I said earlier
the exhibition was planned for three days but it was extended to one
more day due too overwhelming response.

Inauguration
The inauguration was on Thursday morning. The chief guest was Dr
M.Arumugam, director of National Institute of Technology (REC
renamed). The Post master general was also there to release stamps of
monfortian mission. Apart from these Ms.Sunaina Mandeen(MD,Nexus
computers), a old student was the guest of honour. The principal
briefed the main reasons of conducting the exhibition. One for the
100th year of monfortian mission and another is that RSK is entering
its 40th year.

Inter school projects
The projects were divided into two. Inter school projects
and Intra school projects.
For the Inter school competition more than 16 schools participated.
They had participated in the fields of mathematics, physics,
chemistry, biology . There was two categories – 9th and 10th &11th
and 12th. The prizes were also given for the best projects on the
closing day. All the projects were innovative. The interschool
projects were displayed in the monfortian hall,the newly built hall.
Don't wonder where it might have been constructed. It is just a
reconstruction made on the supw, ncc, commerce classes next to the
old biology lab.

Intra school projects
The intra school projects were displayed from 1st std to 12th std.
They had three divisions primary school, junior school, main school.
They had displayed on all the subjects they have in syllabus
including SUPW, arts, languages. It was so nice to see the tiny tots
explaining their project.

Highlights
The highlight of the exhibition was the Air show, as they called it.
About 13 students of 12th std had made an aircraft under the guidance
of an aeronautical engineer. It is about 4 feet in length. It was
made to fly by remote control. It had an 2.9 cc engine and a capacity
of 280ml. It can fly upto a height of 3000ft. It also had a small
camera used to view the birds or the land below. It was a superb show
for 20 minutes. It was really appreciable to take such an effort. The
next thing was openheart surgery. It was shown by a projector in a
classroom. Then they had skeleton dance, puppet show etc to entertain
the people coming. They also had food stall put by hotel Sangam and
some more stalls were put by sponsors.

The response
The crowd was too large than they expected. On the first day only
people around trichy turned up. The next day 34 schools came to see
it. About 35000 people came on Friday. On Saturday schools from
nagapatinam, tanjore, chengalpattu, lalgudi, karur etc came. People
were overflowing. So the school decided to extend for one more day on
Sunday.

Valediction
Though it was extended to Sunday the closing ceremony was on
Saturday evening. The trichy collector and executive director of BHEL
were the chief guests. The collector greatly appreciated the efforts.
Our principal briefed all the events and said about what made him
think about a science exhibition. When Dr A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM was the
president elect (ie) just one week before he became president, he had
come to trichy. He was staying in bhel guest house. Our principal met
him and asked him to give a lecture to our students. He agreed and
gave a 45 minutes speech to our 10th, 11th , 12th. So from that time
he wanted to give students an opportunity, which would make them
future scientists.

At that time one of our old student Mr B.V.RAMANAN (MD,liviya
polymers) also came forward with this idea. He was the main cause for
the eureka2k3. He was helping principal an all ways, planning out and
everything. Many of our old students around trichy and other
districts were generous enough to sponsor for the eureka2k3. Like,
students of 1983 sponsored the prizes. It would not have been so
successful without their help.

Summary
To sum it all it was a very grand exhibition, which has created
history. It has made Rsk to regain its glory. It was the talk of the
town for the past one week. All the leading newspapers had published
about this with colour photos. All the teachers were working
enthusiastically. The whole school was decorated so beautifully. The
school was in a festive mood. And it has made me sigh why at all
there was no such event in my period.